TRS wants advancing Appointed Day to May 16

Hyderabad: A TRS delegation, led by K Keshava Rao, has called on Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami in New Delhi on Tuesday and submitted a representation seeking advancement of the Appointed Day from June 2 to May 16. Senior leaders B Vinod Kumar and G Jagadeeshwar Reddy accompanied Keshava Rao during this visit. TRS leaders brought to the notice of the senior IAS officer about the directions given by the High Court on this issue.

The official told the TRS delegation that they received a letter from the High Court and the same would be forwarded to the Union government. Later talking to reporters, Keshava Rao said Telangana would be without a duly elected government for over a fortnight, which was not right. A popular government should be given chance soon after the results were declared on May 16. Else there would be scope for a constitutional vacuum, he felt. He also said that the Appointed Day should not be linked with distribution of government employees.

A High Court bench comprising Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice N Satyanarayana Murthy had heard the petition filed by TRS leader Jagadeeshwar Reddy. The bench felt that the issue needed consideration by the Government of India as a constitutional vacuum had been created. The bench directed the Union of India to take a decision on the representation to be given by the petitioner expeditiously.